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Anemia in children aged 6–59 months was significantly associated with maternal anemia status in rural Zimbabwe (2022)
Journal Article
Mutonhodza, B., Dembedza, M. P., Lark, M. R., Joy, E. J. M., Manzeke‐Kangara, M. G., Njovo, H., Nyadzayo, T. K., Kalimbira, A., Bailey, E. H., Broadley, M. R., Matsungo, T., & Chopera, P. (2023). Anemia in children aged 6–59 months was significantly associated with maternal anemia status in rural Zimbabwe. Food Science and Nutrition, 11(3), 1232-1246. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3157

Globally, anemia is a public health problem affecting mostly women of reproductive age (WRA, n=452) and children aged 6–59 months (n=452) from low- and lower-middle-income countries. This cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence and determinants... Read More about Anemia in children aged 6–59 months was significantly associated with maternal anemia status in rural Zimbabwe.

Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi (2022)
Journal Article
Botoman, L., Chimungu, J. G., Bailey, E. H., Munthali, M. W., Ander, E. L., Mossa, A., Young, S. D., Broadley, M. R., Lark, R. M., & Nalivata, P. C. (2022). Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi. Plant Direct, 6(11), Article e458. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.458

Zinc (Zn) deficiency remains a public health problem in Malawi, especially among poor and marginalized rural populations, linked with low dietary intake of Zn due to consumption of staple foods that are low in Zn content. The concentration of Zn in s... Read More about Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi.

Bioaccessibility of iron in pearl millet flour contaminated with different soil types (2022)
Journal Article
Muleya, M., Young, S. D., Broadley, M. R., Joy, E. J., Chopera, P., & Bailey, E. H. (2023). Bioaccessibility of iron in pearl millet flour contaminated with different soil types. Food Chemistry, 402, Article 134277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134277

A controlled in-vitro experiment was conducted to determine the bioaccessibility of extrinsic soil iron in pearl millet contaminated with typical Malawian soils. Pearl millet was contaminated with soils at ratios typically encountered in real life. I... Read More about Bioaccessibility of iron in pearl millet flour contaminated with different soil types.

Cereal grain mineral micronutrient and soil chemistry data from GeoNutrition surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi (2022)
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Kumssa, D. B., Mossa, A. W., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Botoman, L., Chagumaira, C., Chimungu, J. G., Davis, K., Gameda, S., Haefele, S. M., Hailu, K., Joy, E. J. M., Lark, R. M., Ligowe, I. S., McGrath, S. P., Milne, A., Muleya, P., Munthali, M., Towett, E., …Nalivata, P. C. (2022). Cereal grain mineral micronutrient and soil chemistry data from GeoNutrition surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi

The dataset comprises primary data for the concentration of 29 mineral micronutrients in cereal grains and up to 84 soil chemistry properties from GeoNutrition project surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi. The work provided insights on geospatial variation... Read More about Cereal grain mineral micronutrient and soil chemistry data from GeoNutrition surveys in Ethiopia and Malawi.

Linkages between soil, crop, livestock, and human selenium status in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review (2022)
Journal Article
Mutonhodza, B., Joy, E. J., Bailey, E. H., Lark, M. R., Kangara, M. G., Broadley, M. R., Matsungo, T. M., & Chopera, P. (2022). Linkages between soil, crop, livestock, and human selenium status in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 57(10), 6336-6349. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.15979

Selenium (Se) is essential for human health, however, data on population Se status and agriculture-nutrition-health linkages are limited in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The scoping review aims to identify linkages between Se in soils/crops, dietary Se i... Read More about Linkages between soil, crop, livestock, and human selenium status in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

Sub-sampling a large physical soil archive for additional analyses to support spatial mapping; a pre-registered experiment in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia (2022)
Journal Article
Alemu, R., Gelaw, A. M., Gashu, D., Tafere, K., Mossa, A. W., Bailey, E., Masters, W. A., Broadley, M. R., & Lark, R. M. (2022). Sub-sampling a large physical soil archive for additional analyses to support spatial mapping; a pre-registered experiment in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. Geoderma, 424, Article 116013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116013

The value of physical archives of soil material from field sampling activities has been widely recognized. If we want to use archive material for new destructive analyses to support a task, such as spatial mapping, then an efficient sub-sampling stra... Read More about Sub-sampling a large physical soil archive for additional analyses to support spatial mapping; a pre-registered experiment in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia.

Selenium Concentration in Cattle Serum and Fodder from Two Areas in Ethiopia with Contrasting Human Selenium Concentration (2022)
Journal Article
Hailu, K., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J. M., Alonso, S., Gizaw, S., Gameda, S., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., Lark, R. M., Kumssa, D. B., & Broadley, M. R. (2022). Selenium Concentration in Cattle Serum and Fodder from Two Areas in Ethiopia with Contrasting Human Selenium Concentration. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 27(7), Article 200. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2707200

INTRODUCTION: Selenium (Se) is an essential mineral for livestock health and productivity. In cattle, Se deficiency is associated with delayed conception, growth retardation, and increased morbidity and mortality. METHODS: We conducted a survey of ca... Read More about Selenium Concentration in Cattle Serum and Fodder from Two Areas in Ethiopia with Contrasting Human Selenium Concentration.

Soil and landscape factors influence geospatial variation in maize grain zinc concentration in Malawi (2022)
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Botoman, L., Chagumaira, C., Mossa, A. W., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Chimungu, J. G., Gameda, S., Gashu, D., Haefele, S. M., Joy, E. J. M., Kumssa, D. B., Ligowe, I. S., McGrath, S. P., Milne, A. E., Munthali, M., Towett, E., Walsh, M. G., Wilson, L., Young, S. D., …Nalivata, P. C. (2022). Soil and landscape factors influence geospatial variation in maize grain zinc concentration in Malawi. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 7986. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12014-w

Dietary zinc (Zn) deficiency is widespread globally, and in particular among people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Malawi, dietary sources of Zn are dominated by maize and spatially dependent variation in grain Zn concentration, which will affect di... Read More about Soil and landscape factors influence geospatial variation in maize grain zinc concentration in Malawi.

Urinary Trace Elements Are Biomarkers for Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury (2022)
Journal Article
Gardner, D. S., Allen, J. C., Goodson, D., Harvey, D., Sharman, A., Skinner, H., Szafranek, A., Young, J. S., Bailey, E. H., & Devonald, M. A. (2022). Urinary Trace Elements Are Biomarkers for Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury. Kidney International Reports, 7(7), 1524-1538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2022.04.085

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients and associated with poor outcomes. Current methods for identifying AKI (rise in serum creatinine [sCr] or fall in urine output [UO]) are inadequate and delay detection. Early... Read More about Urinary Trace Elements Are Biomarkers for Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury.

Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Reuse of Wastewater in Qatar (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Jabiry, H., Young, S. D., & Bailey, E. H. (2019, December). Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Reuse of Wastewater in Qatar. Presented at International Conference on Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Desert Climate 2019, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar

Qatar relies on groundwater for farming activities. Animal fodder crops are irrigated during summer, and different types of vegetables are grown in winter. Qatar has been using lagoons in different parts of the country to dispose of treated wastewate... Read More about Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Reuse of Wastewater in Qatar.